Bartłomiej Martens

Bartłomiej Martens – painter and architect. His work explores the intersection of abstraction and figuration, focusing on color, form and spatial rhythm. Architecture graduate (Warsaw University of Technology); exhibitions in Poland and abroad.

About the Artist – Bartłomiej Martens

Bartłomiej Martens is a painter and architect whose practice centers on abstract art and the dialogue between figuration and abstraction. His canvases investigate color, form and spatial structure, informed by his architectural background.

Biography & Education

Born on 25 November 1971 in Lublin. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology. From the outset of his studies he developed painting, first exhibiting at the Faculty of Architecture and later in art galleries in Poland and abroad.

Artistic Approach

Individual explorations across figurative and abstract painting, with frequent cross-overs between the two realms. Martens combines compositional discipline with intuitive color, creating works with pronounced spatial tension.

Selected Exhibitions

• Dom Sztuki – Warsaw (solo, 1995)
• Dom Sztuki – Autumn Salon, Warsaw (group, 1996)
• Galeria Test – Warsaw (solo, 1999)
• BWA Gallery – Gorzów Wielkopolski (with Andrzej Wróblewski, 2003)
• Galeria Bellotto – Warsaw (solo, 2006)
• Galeria Forteczna – Sandomierz (solo, 2009)
• Galeria Pinna – Berlin (solo, 2012)
• Vezelay Arts – France (solo, 2015)
• Galeria Xanadu – Warsaw (contemporary art auctions, 2019)
• Gallery Gallery – USA (group, 2019)
• Ashok Jain Gallery / Artd4 – New York, USA (solo, 2020)